Bilirubin,a major end product of heme breakdown,is an important constituent of bile,responsible for its characteristic colour.Over recent decades,our understanding of bilirubin metabolism has expanded along with the p...Bilirubin,a major end product of heme breakdown,is an important constituent of bile,responsible for its characteristic colour.Over recent decades,our understanding of bilirubin metabolism has expanded along with the processes of elimination of other endogenous and exogenous anionic substrates,mediated by the action of multiple transport systems at the sinusoidal and canalicular membrane of hepatocytes.Several inherited disorders characterised by impaired bilirubin conjugation(Crigler-Najjar syndrome typeⅠand typeⅡ,Gilbert syndrome)or transport(Dubin-Johnson and Rotor syndrome)result in various degrees of hyperbilirubinemia of either the predominantly unconjugated or predominantly conjugated type.Moreover,disrupted regulation of hepatobiliary transport systems can explain jaundice in many acquired liver disorders.In this review,we discuss the recent data on liver bilirubin handling based on the discovery of the molecular basis of Rotor syndrome.The data show that a substantial fraction of bilirubin conjugates is primarily secreted by MRP3 at the sinusoidal membrane into the blood,from where they are subsequently reuptaken by sinusoidal membrane-bound organic anion transporting polypeptides OATP1B1 and OATP1B3.OATP1B proteins are also responsible for liver clearance of bilirubin conjugated in splanchnic organs,such as the intestine and kidney,and for a number of endogenous compounds,xenobiotics and drugs.Absence of one or both OATP1B proteins thus may have serious impact on toxicity of commonly used drugs cleared by this system such as statins,sartans,methotrexate or rifampicin.The liverblood cycling of conjugated bilirubin is impaired in cholestatic and parenchymal liver diseases and this impairment most likely contributes to jaundice accompanying these disorders.展开更多
In this study,we investigated the seed foraging and transporting by dirds in a Chinese Yew population with 5 seed-bearing female trees in Xianyu Mountain in south Anhui Province from Oct. to Dec. in 2006 and 2007 resp...In this study,we investigated the seed foraging and transporting by dirds in a Chinese Yew population with 5 seed-bearing female trees in Xianyu Mountain in south Anhui Province from Oct. to Dec. in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The seed is surrounded by an outgrowth of the seed stalk called an aril,a freshy edible red shaped disk. The arils became red in late October,and ripe fleshy fruits retained on a tree up to 34 days,which suggested it would be as dispersal period. The population dispersal period was as long as 38 days and 34 days in the two years. The fruits either droped to the ground or were consumed by birds or other animals in the tree. Shaking from birds’ feeding and heavy rain would increase the dropping rate of fruits. Seven species of frugivorous birds were found to feed on yew’s fruits,and among them Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha),Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) and Mountain Bulbul (Hypsipetes mcclellandii) were the most important predators. Total 2 082 fruits,which accounted for 31.7% of all 6 574 fruits from mother tree ① in 2007,dropped to the ground,while other fruits should be consumed by birds or other nocturnal animals. The three bird species might swallow around 2 661 fruits which accounted for 40.47% of the all. The birds swallowed the whole fruit,and consumed the red aril. Each fresh fece was found to contain one or two yew’s seeds. Therefore,the frugivorous birds would have played an important role in spreading yews’ seed by their flying route.展开更多
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of total saponins of Dioscorea（TSD）, an extract of the Chinese herbal Bi Xie, on hyperuricemia and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. The rat hyperuricemia mode...The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of total saponins of Dioscorea（TSD）, an extract of the Chinese herbal Bi Xie, on hyperuricemia and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. The rat hyperuricemia model was established by administration of adenine. Thirty-two rats were randomly allocated into 4 groups： model group, low/high-dose TSD-treated groups, and allopurinol-treated group. Meanwhile, 8 rats were used as normal controls. Serum uric acid（UA）, blood urea nitrogen（BUN）, serum creatinine（Scr）, and organic anion transporting polypeptide 1A1（OATP1A1） levels were measured. Comparison between the model group and treatment（allopurinol and TSD） groups showed the serum UA levels were significantly decreased in treatment groups. TSD had similar effects to allopurinol. It was found that the OATP1A1 protein expression levels in treatment groups were higher than in model group and normal controls. And different from the allopurinol-treated groups, TSD-treated group had elevated OATP1A1 expression levels in the stomach, liver, small intestine and large intestine tissues. It was suggested that TSD may facilitate the excretion of UA and lower UA levels by up-regulating OATP1A1 expression.展开更多
Transporting sediment is a natural function of the river. To maintain the normal evolution of the river certain amount of water flow is required, which is called the instream flow requirements for transporting sedimen...Transporting sediment is a natural function of the river. To maintain the normal evolution of the river certain amount of water flow is required, which is called the instream flow requirements for transporting sediment (IFRTS). We defined the permitting flow velocity by the conception of IFRTS, and also put forward the ecological hydraulic radius model (EHRM) to estimate IFRTS. The calculating process of EHRM is explained by the example of Daofu Hydrological Station on Xianshui branch of Yalong River in the west line first-stage construction of South-North Water Transfer Project. The result shows that the IFRTS occupied 29.7%―59.5% of annual mean discharge in flood season, the average of IFRTS was about 100.2 m3/s during 1966―1987, it is close to the IFRTS 90 m3/s calculated by IFRTS conception. Hence, it is feasible to use EHRM to calculate IFRTS.展开更多
Water hammer occurs whenever the fluid velocity in vertical lifting pipe systems for deep-sea mining suddenly changes. In this work, the shock wave was proven to play an important role in changing pressures and period...Water hammer occurs whenever the fluid velocity in vertical lifting pipe systems for deep-sea mining suddenly changes. In this work, the shock wave was proven to play an important role in changing pressures and periods, and mathematical and numerical modeling technology was presented for simulated transient pressure in the abnormal pump operation. As volume concentrations were taken into account of shock wave speed, the experiment results about the pressure-time history, discharge-time history and period for the lifting pipe system showed that： as its concentrations rose up, the maximum transient pressure went down, so did its discharges; when its volume concentrations increased gradually, the period numbers of pressure decay were getting less and less, and the corresponding shock wave speed decreased. These results have highly coincided with simulation results. The conclusions are important to design lifting transporting system to prevent water hammer in order to avoid potentially devastating consequences, such as damage to components and equipment and risks to personnel.展开更多
Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have raised research interest in scientific community because their power conversion efficiency is comparable to that of traditional commercial solar cells(i.e., amorphous Si, GaAs,and CdT...Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have raised research interest in scientific community because their power conversion efficiency is comparable to that of traditional commercial solar cells(i.e., amorphous Si, GaAs,and CdTe). Apart from that, PSCs are lightweight, are flexible, and have low production costs. Recently, graphene has been used as a novel material for PSC applications due to its excellent optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. The hydrophobic nature of graphene surface can provide protection against air moisture from the surrounding medium, which can improve the lifetime of devices. Herein, we review recent developments in the use of graphene for PSC applications as a conductive electrode,carrier transporting material, and stabilizer material. By exploring the application of graphene in PSCs, a new class of strategies can be developed to improve the device performance and stability before it can be commercialized in the photovoltaic market in the near future.展开更多
A solvent-assisted methodology has been developed to synthesize CH_3NH_3 PbI_3perovskite absorber layers.It involved the use of a mixed solvent of CH_3NH_3 I,PbI_2,c-butyrolactone,and dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) followed...A solvent-assisted methodology has been developed to synthesize CH_3NH_3 PbI_3perovskite absorber layers.It involved the use of a mixed solvent of CH_3NH_3 I,PbI_2,c-butyrolactone,and dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) followed by the addition of chlorobenzene(CB).The method produced ultra-flat and dense perovskite capping layers atop mesoporous TiO_2 films,enabling a remarkable improvement in the performance of free hole transport material(HTM) carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Toluene(TO) was also studied as an additional solvent for comparison.At the annealing temperature of 100 °C,the fabricated HTM-free PSCs based on drop-casting CB demonstrated power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 9.73 %,which is 36 and 71 % higher than those fabricated from the perovskite films using TO or without adding an extra solvent,respectively.The interaction between the PbI_2–DMSO–CH_3NH_3I intermediate phase and the additional solvent was discussed.Furthermore,the influence of the annealing temperature on the absorber film formation,morphology,and crystalline structure was investigated and correlated with the photovoltaic performance.Highly efficient,simple,and stable HTM-free solar cells with a PCE of 11.44 % were prepared utilizing the optimum perovskite absorbers annealed at 120 °C.展开更多
Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have made great progress since 2009 and become the focus of current research. As an important part of PSCs, charge transporting materials play an important role in the performance of the d...Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have made great progress since 2009 and become the focus of current research. As an important part of PSCs, charge transporting materials play an important role in the performance of the devices. In this review, we introduce the evolution of electron and hole transporting materials in PSCs in recent years and summarize some typical charge transporting materials and their applications in PSCs. For electron transporting materials, metal oxides(TiO_(2), SnO_(2) and ZnO) and organic materials(fullerenes, non-fullerenes and their derivatives)are the most widely used materials in PSCs. For hole transporting materials, small molecule spiro-OMeTAD(2,2’,7,7’-Tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9’-spirobifluorene), polymer PEDOT:PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene sulfonate), PTAA(poly-[bi(4-phenyl)](2,4,3-trimethylphenyla-mine)), P3 HT(poly(3-hexythiophene)) and inorganic materials(NiOx, CuSCN, CuO) are adopted in PSCs. Finally, different types of charge transporting materials are summarized and their future development is prospected.展开更多
Recent advancements in perovskites’ application as a solar energy harvester have been astonishing. The power conversion efficiency(PCE) of perovskite solar cells(PSCs) is currently reaching parity(>25 percent), an...Recent advancements in perovskites’ application as a solar energy harvester have been astonishing. The power conversion efficiency(PCE) of perovskite solar cells(PSCs) is currently reaching parity(>25 percent), an accomplishment attained over past decades. PSCs are seen as perovskites sandwiched between an electron transporting material(ETM) and a hole transporting material(HTM). As a primary component of PSCs, HTM has been shown to have a considerable effect on solar energy harvesting, carrier extraction and transport, crystallization of perovskite, stability, and price. In PSCs, it is still necessary to use a HTM.While perovskites are capable of conducting holes, they are present in trace amounts, necessitating the use of an HTM layer for efficient charge extraction. In this review, we provide an understanding of the significant forms of HTM accessible(inorganic, polymeric and small molecule-based HTMs), to motivate further research and development of such materials. The identification of additional criteria suggests a significant challenge to high stability and affordability in PSC.展开更多
It is of great significance to design and synthesize highly efficient n-type organic small molecules as electron-transporting layer(ETL) materials to achieve high performance planar perovskite solar cells(PVKSCs) with...It is of great significance to design and synthesize highly efficient n-type organic small molecules as electron-transporting layer(ETL) materials to achieve high performance planar perovskite solar cells(PVKSCs) with lowtemperature solution-processing. In this article, acenaphthylene-imide based small molecules AI1, AI2 and AI3 were developed with lower-lying LUMO energy levels and were further applied as non-fullerene ETL materials for solutionprocessed PVKSCs. When TiO2/AIX bilayer was used as ETL,an average power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 15.0% was achieved for TiO2/AI1 based PVKSCs with conventional configuration, while pristine TiO2 based devices presented a PCE of 11.7% only. All the results demonstrate that acenaphthylene-imide derivatives could be promising ETL materials to accomplish low-temperature solution-processed high performance PVKSCs.展开更多
The key problem to be solved for the dielectrophoresis (DEP) application is to provide dynamically reconfigurable microelectrodes and low-cost methodology for bioparticle manipulation.The emergence of optically induce...The key problem to be solved for the dielectrophoresis (DEP) application is to provide dynamically reconfigurable microelectrodes and low-cost methodology for bioparticle manipulation.The emergence of optically induced DEP (ODEP) based on photoconductive effect provides a potential solution for the above problem.In this paper,an ODEP chip is designed and fabricated,and the corresponding experimental platform was established,whereupon four types of particle manipulation regimes–filtering,transporting,concentrating and focusing based on ODEP are experimentally demonstrated and the operating performances are quantitatively analyzed.The experiment results show that the functions and performances of ODEP manipulation are heavily dependent on the geometrical shape,scales and speed of optical patterns,actuating signal frequency and the electric conductivity of the solution.The manipulation efficiency can increase by more than 50% via increasing the optical line width.Moreover,the efficiency is obviously affected by the inclination angle of the optical oblique lines in the manipulation of particle focusing.Additionally,the maximum velocity of particles increases with the increment of the inside radius and the thickness of the optical trapping ring.Particle manipulation efficiency is always related to signal frequency and solution conductivity,and empirically,satisfactory performance and high efficiency are obtained when the solution electric conductivity ranges from 5×10-4 S/m to 5×10-3 S/m.展开更多
In recent years the photovoltaic community has witnessed the unprecedented development of perovskite solar cells（PSCs） as they have taken the lead in emergent photovoltaic technologies. The power conversion efficien...In recent years the photovoltaic community has witnessed the unprecedented development of perovskite solar cells（PSCs） as they have taken the lead in emergent photovoltaic technologies. The power conversion efficiency of this new class of solar cells has been increased to a point where they are beginning to compete with more established technologies. Although PSCs have evolved a variety of structures, the use of hole-transporting materials（HTMs） remains indispensable. Here, an overview of the various types of available HTMs is presented. This includes organic and inorganic HTMs and is presented alongside recent progress in associated aspects of PSCs, including device architectures and fabrication techniques to produce high-quality perovskite films. The structure, electrochemistry, and physical properties of a variety of HTMs are discussed, highlighting considerations for those designing new HTMs. Finally, an outlook is presented to provide more concrete direction for the development and optimization of HTMs for highefficiency PSCs.展开更多
基金Supported by The Project(Ministry of Health,Czech Republic)for Development of Research Organization 00023001(IKEM,Prague,Czech Republic),Institutional support
文摘Bilirubin,a major end product of heme breakdown,is an important constituent of bile,responsible for its characteristic colour.Over recent decades,our understanding of bilirubin metabolism has expanded along with the processes of elimination of other endogenous and exogenous anionic substrates,mediated by the action of multiple transport systems at the sinusoidal and canalicular membrane of hepatocytes.Several inherited disorders characterised by impaired bilirubin conjugation(Crigler-Najjar syndrome typeⅠand typeⅡ,Gilbert syndrome)or transport(Dubin-Johnson and Rotor syndrome)result in various degrees of hyperbilirubinemia of either the predominantly unconjugated or predominantly conjugated type.Moreover,disrupted regulation of hepatobiliary transport systems can explain jaundice in many acquired liver disorders.In this review,we discuss the recent data on liver bilirubin handling based on the discovery of the molecular basis of Rotor syndrome.The data show that a substantial fraction of bilirubin conjugates is primarily secreted by MRP3 at the sinusoidal membrane into the blood,from where they are subsequently reuptaken by sinusoidal membrane-bound organic anion transporting polypeptides OATP1B1 and OATP1B3.OATP1B proteins are also responsible for liver clearance of bilirubin conjugated in splanchnic organs,such as the intestine and kidney,and for a number of endogenous compounds,xenobiotics and drugs.Absence of one or both OATP1B proteins thus may have serious impact on toxicity of commonly used drugs cleared by this system such as statins,sartans,methotrexate or rifampicin.The liverblood cycling of conjugated bilirubin is impaired in cholestatic and parenchymal liver diseases and this impairment most likely contributes to jaundice accompanying these disorders.
文摘In this study,we investigated the seed foraging and transporting by dirds in a Chinese Yew population with 5 seed-bearing female trees in Xianyu Mountain in south Anhui Province from Oct. to Dec. in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The seed is surrounded by an outgrowth of the seed stalk called an aril,a freshy edible red shaped disk. The arils became red in late October,and ripe fleshy fruits retained on a tree up to 34 days,which suggested it would be as dispersal period. The population dispersal period was as long as 38 days and 34 days in the two years. The fruits either droped to the ground or were consumed by birds or other animals in the tree. Shaking from birds’ feeding and heavy rain would increase the dropping rate of fruits. Seven species of frugivorous birds were found to feed on yew’s fruits,and among them Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha),Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) and Mountain Bulbul (Hypsipetes mcclellandii) were the most important predators. Total 2 082 fruits,which accounted for 31.7% of all 6 574 fruits from mother tree ① in 2007,dropped to the ground,while other fruits should be consumed by birds or other nocturnal animals. The three bird species might swallow around 2 661 fruits which accounted for 40.47% of the all. The birds swallowed the whole fruit,and consumed the red aril. Each fresh fece was found to contain one or two yew’s seeds. Therefore,the frugivorous birds would have played an important role in spreading yews’ seed by their flying route.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81072806,and No.81373500)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.S2012010009277)Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province(No.20141046)
文摘The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of total saponins of Dioscorea（TSD）, an extract of the Chinese herbal Bi Xie, on hyperuricemia and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. The rat hyperuricemia model was established by administration of adenine. Thirty-two rats were randomly allocated into 4 groups： model group, low/high-dose TSD-treated groups, and allopurinol-treated group. Meanwhile, 8 rats were used as normal controls. Serum uric acid（UA）, blood urea nitrogen（BUN）, serum creatinine（Scr）, and organic anion transporting polypeptide 1A1（OATP1A1） levels were measured. Comparison between the model group and treatment（allopurinol and TSD） groups showed the serum UA levels were significantly decreased in treatment groups. TSD had similar effects to allopurinol. It was found that the OATP1A1 protein expression levels in treatment groups were higher than in model group and normal controls. And different from the allopurinol-treated groups, TSD-treated group had elevated OATP1A1 expression levels in the stomach, liver, small intestine and large intestine tissues. It was suggested that TSD may facilitate the excretion of UA and lower UA levels by up-regulating OATP1A1 expression.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50809027)
文摘Transporting sediment is a natural function of the river. To maintain the normal evolution of the river certain amount of water flow is required, which is called the instream flow requirements for transporting sediment (IFRTS). We defined the permitting flow velocity by the conception of IFRTS, and also put forward the ecological hydraulic radius model (EHRM) to estimate IFRTS. The calculating process of EHRM is explained by the example of Daofu Hydrological Station on Xianshui branch of Yalong River in the west line first-stage construction of South-North Water Transfer Project. The result shows that the IFRTS occupied 29.7%―59.5% of annual mean discharge in flood season, the average of IFRTS was about 100.2 m3/s during 1966―1987, it is close to the IFRTS 90 m3/s calculated by IFRTS conception. Hence, it is feasible to use EHRM to calculate IFRTS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50875081)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.20080440992)+1 种基金the Planned Science and Technology Support Project of Hunan Province(Grant No.2009SK3159)Graduate Innovation Fund of Hunan University of Science and Technology(Grant No.S100109)
文摘Water hammer occurs whenever the fluid velocity in vertical lifting pipe systems for deep-sea mining suddenly changes. In this work, the shock wave was proven to play an important role in changing pressures and periods, and mathematical and numerical modeling technology was presented for simulated transient pressure in the abnormal pump operation. As volume concentrations were taken into account of shock wave speed, the experiment results about the pressure-time history, discharge-time history and period for the lifting pipe system showed that： as its concentrations rose up, the maximum transient pressure went down, so did its discharges; when its volume concentrations increased gradually, the period numbers of pressure decay were getting less and less, and the corresponding shock wave speed decreased. These results have highly coincided with simulation results. The conclusions are important to design lifting transporting system to prevent water hammer in order to avoid potentially devastating consequences, such as damage to components and equipment and risks to personnel.
基金financially supported by the Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS/1/2017/STG02/UKM/02/1)Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (GUP-2015-019)
文摘Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have raised research interest in scientific community because their power conversion efficiency is comparable to that of traditional commercial solar cells(i.e., amorphous Si, GaAs,and CdTe). Apart from that, PSCs are lightweight, are flexible, and have low production costs. Recently, graphene has been used as a novel material for PSC applications due to its excellent optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. The hydrophobic nature of graphene surface can provide protection against air moisture from the surrounding medium, which can improve the lifetime of devices. Herein, we review recent developments in the use of graphene for PSC applications as a conductive electrode,carrier transporting material, and stabilizer material. By exploring the application of graphene in PSCs, a new class of strategies can be developed to improve the device performance and stability before it can be commercialized in the photovoltaic market in the near future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11274119,61275038)
文摘A solvent-assisted methodology has been developed to synthesize CH_3NH_3 PbI_3perovskite absorber layers.It involved the use of a mixed solvent of CH_3NH_3 I,PbI_2,c-butyrolactone,and dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) followed by the addition of chlorobenzene(CB).The method produced ultra-flat and dense perovskite capping layers atop mesoporous TiO_2 films,enabling a remarkable improvement in the performance of free hole transport material(HTM) carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Toluene(TO) was also studied as an additional solvent for comparison.At the annealing temperature of 100 °C,the fabricated HTM-free PSCs based on drop-casting CB demonstrated power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 9.73 %,which is 36 and 71 % higher than those fabricated from the perovskite films using TO or without adding an extra solvent,respectively.The interaction between the PbI_2–DMSO–CH_3NH_3I intermediate phase and the additional solvent was discussed.Furthermore,the influence of the annealing temperature on the absorber film formation,morphology,and crystalline structure was investigated and correlated with the photovoltaic performance.Highly efficient,simple,and stable HTM-free solar cells with a PCE of 11.44 % were prepared utilizing the optimum perovskite absorbers annealed at 120 °C.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.61922060,61775156,61905173 and U1710115)Key Research and Development (International Cooperation) Program of Shanxi Province (No.201803D421044)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (No.201801D221029)the Henry Fok Education Foundation Young Teachers fund,the Young Sanjin Scholars Program,the Platform and Base Special Project of Shanxi Province (No.201805D131012-3)the Graduate Innovation Project of Shanxi Province (No.2020BY117)。
文摘Perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have made great progress since 2009 and become the focus of current research. As an important part of PSCs, charge transporting materials play an important role in the performance of the devices. In this review, we introduce the evolution of electron and hole transporting materials in PSCs in recent years and summarize some typical charge transporting materials and their applications in PSCs. For electron transporting materials, metal oxides(TiO_(2), SnO_(2) and ZnO) and organic materials(fullerenes, non-fullerenes and their derivatives)are the most widely used materials in PSCs. For hole transporting materials, small molecule spiro-OMeTAD(2,2’,7,7’-Tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9’-spirobifluorene), polymer PEDOT:PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene sulfonate), PTAA(poly-[bi(4-phenyl)](2,4,3-trimethylphenyla-mine)), P3 HT(poly(3-hexythiophene)) and inorganic materials(NiOx, CuSCN, CuO) are adopted in PSCs. Finally, different types of charge transporting materials are summarized and their future development is prospected.
文摘Recent advancements in perovskites’ application as a solar energy harvester have been astonishing. The power conversion efficiency(PCE) of perovskite solar cells(PSCs) is currently reaching parity(>25 percent), an accomplishment attained over past decades. PSCs are seen as perovskites sandwiched between an electron transporting material(ETM) and a hole transporting material(HTM). As a primary component of PSCs, HTM has been shown to have a considerable effect on solar energy harvesting, carrier extraction and transport, crystallization of perovskite, stability, and price. In PSCs, it is still necessary to use a HTM.While perovskites are capable of conducting holes, they are present in trace amounts, necessitating the use of an HTM layer for efficient charge extraction. In this review, we provide an understanding of the significant forms of HTM accessible(inorganic, polymeric and small molecule-based HTMs), to motivate further research and development of such materials. The identification of additional criteria suggests a significant challenge to high stability and affordability in PSC.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61604071, 61525402, 61604119, 61704131 and 61775095)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20161012)+1 种基金Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (SJZZ16_0139)SICAM Scholarship (38600001)
文摘It is of great significance to design and synthesize highly efficient n-type organic small molecules as electron-transporting layer(ETL) materials to achieve high performance planar perovskite solar cells(PVKSCs) with lowtemperature solution-processing. In this article, acenaphthylene-imide based small molecules AI1, AI2 and AI3 were developed with lower-lying LUMO energy levels and were further applied as non-fullerene ETL materials for solutionprocessed PVKSCs. When TiO2/AIX bilayer was used as ETL,an average power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 15.0% was achieved for TiO2/AI1 based PVKSCs with conventional configuration, while pristine TiO2 based devices presented a PCE of 11.7% only. All the results demonstrate that acenaphthylene-imide derivatives could be promising ETL materials to accomplish low-temperature solution-processed high performance PVKSCs.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China ("863" Program) (Grant No. 2009AA04Z310)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30770553, 50805022)
文摘The key problem to be solved for the dielectrophoresis (DEP) application is to provide dynamically reconfigurable microelectrodes and low-cost methodology for bioparticle manipulation.The emergence of optically induced DEP (ODEP) based on photoconductive effect provides a potential solution for the above problem.In this paper,an ODEP chip is designed and fabricated,and the corresponding experimental platform was established,whereupon four types of particle manipulation regimes–filtering,transporting,concentrating and focusing based on ODEP are experimentally demonstrated and the operating performances are quantitatively analyzed.The experiment results show that the functions and performances of ODEP manipulation are heavily dependent on the geometrical shape,scales and speed of optical patterns,actuating signal frequency and the electric conductivity of the solution.The manipulation efficiency can increase by more than 50% via increasing the optical line width.Moreover,the efficiency is obviously affected by the inclination angle of the optical oblique lines in the manipulation of particle focusing.Additionally,the maximum velocity of particles increases with the increment of the inside radius and the thickness of the optical trapping ring.Particle manipulation efficiency is always related to signal frequency and solution conductivity,and empirically,satisfactory performance and high efficiency are obtained when the solution electric conductivity ranges from 5×10-4 S/m to 5×10-3 S/m.
基金financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers: 51661135021, 21606039, 91233201, and 21276044)
文摘In recent years the photovoltaic community has witnessed the unprecedented development of perovskite solar cells（PSCs） as they have taken the lead in emergent photovoltaic technologies. The power conversion efficiency of this new class of solar cells has been increased to a point where they are beginning to compete with more established technologies. Although PSCs have evolved a variety of structures, the use of hole-transporting materials（HTMs） remains indispensable. Here, an overview of the various types of available HTMs is presented. This includes organic and inorganic HTMs and is presented alongside recent progress in associated aspects of PSCs, including device architectures and fabrication techniques to produce high-quality perovskite films. The structure, electrochemistry, and physical properties of a variety of HTMs are discussed, highlighting considerations for those designing new HTMs. Finally, an outlook is presented to provide more concrete direction for the development and optimization of HTMs for highefficiency PSCs.
